Women in Music Posters “Ch...-Cu...-”
for social studies and music education classrooms, home schoolers, and inspirational decor.

Marge and Gower Champion, Photographic Print

Marge (b. 9-2-1919) & Gower (1921-1980) Champion
fl. mid 20th century

Marge and Gower Champion were a popular dance team in the late 1940s through the 1950s, appearing on TV and in movies.

After the couple divorced Marge continued working as a dance teacher and choreographer, last appearing in a 1982 segment of the TV program Fame. As a teen she was hired by Disney as a dance model for animated films such as Snow White, Pinocchio and the Dancing Hippo in Fantasia. Marge's half sister was actress Lina Basquette, and the step mother of Katey Sagal (Married with Children).

Cyd Charisse Photographic Print

Cyd Charisse
b. 3-8-1921; Amarillo, TX
d. 6-17-2008; Los Angeles, CA

Cyd Charisse, neé Tula Ellice Finklea, studied ballet and danced in the Ballet Russes under the stage name Siderova. She is noted for her movie dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in such musicals as The Band Wagon, Silk Stockings, Singin' in the Rain, and Brigadoon.

Cher, née Cherilyn Sarkisian
b. 5-20-1946; CA

Cher is recognized as one of the most successful recording artists and record producer, actress, and director, of the 20th century.

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Patsy Cline in Concert, 1961, Art Print

Patsy Cline
née Virginia Patterson Hensley
b. 9-8-1932; Winchester, VA
d. 3-5-1963; Tennessee (airplane crash)

Country music singer Patsy Cline crossed over to pop music, making her one of the most successful vocalists of the 20th century.

Singer Rosemary Clooney, Photographic Print

Rosemary Clooney
b. 5-23-1932; Maysville, KY
d. 6-29-2002; Beverly Hill, CA (lung cancer)

Rosemary Clooney, a singer and actress, is remembered for her role in the classic movie White Christmas and being the aunt of George Clooney.

Judy Collins
b. 5-1-1939; Seattle, WA

Folk singer and songwriter Judy Collins, who trained as a classical pianist, is also known for her social activism.

Charlotte Louisa “Lottie” Collins
b. 1865; East End, London, England
d. 5-3-1910; London

Lottie Collins was a music hall entertainer best known for her skirt dancing while singing Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay! The tune is very familiar - think Howdy Doody. Collins’ sequined garters that flashed when her skirts flew up on the high kick of BOOM, were sold at a Sotheby's auction. Collins was sister-in-law to soprano Maggie Teyte.

Marie Anne de Cupis “La Camargo”
b. 4-15-1710; Brussels, Belgium
d. 1770

Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, known simply as “La Camargo”, was an innovative and popular ballet dancer who appeared in 78 ballets and operas over her career.

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